HomeroomREAD!

Warm

-up Make a Venn Diagram

comparing and contrasting Low Pressure Systems and

High Pressure Systems

Hurr

icanes!

Develop in warm tropical regions.

Water is at least 80 degreesRequire moist warm

air and equatorial winds

Hurr

icanes!

Many begin as a cluster of thunderstorms.

They release latent heat which causes the

pressure to drop and

winds to get stronger!

Life

cycl

e o

f a

hurr

icane

1.Tropical depression:

wind speeds of less than 38 mph2.Tropical storm: wind

speeds of 39 to 73 mph3.Hurricane: wind

speeds greater than

74 mph

Hurr

icane

Str

uct

ure

Hurr

icane

Str

uct

ure

Eye: calm region that

spans 20-40 miles across

Eyewall: dense winds

that contain the highest winds of the

storm!

Rainband: dense band

of thunderstorms-up

to 300 miles long!

Prepari

ng f

or

a

Hurr

icane

You are now part of a

committee preparing

for the arrival of a Hurricane . 1.You in your partner will

read the text about the hurricanes. You will

answer questions about each of the selected text2.It will be collected at

the end of the period.

Cla

ssw

ork

: C

hoose

One

Act

ivit

ity

Students will create Poster

to provide people with

information that could be

saved for Severe Storms

such as Hurricanes. Pictures must be included

Students could write a

fictional story about a

hurricane. Make sure no

people or animals are

harmed in the story. It

must have a happy ending.

Vid

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